The Sarkozy–Bruni romance is in the Zeitgeist
Nicolas Sarkozy, the President of France, is enjoying a heck of a publicity honeymoon. First, he won the election. Then, he went to the US and gave a speech to the Joint Houses that had everyone from Dubya to Hillary applauding. His speech citing Israeli–Palestinian peace a few days ago was largely well received. And now, […]
Thom Filicia dispels myth no. 2: that all furniture must match
Here’s today’s MyStyle.com clip. I love how Thom Filicia from Dress My Nest dispels another myth about interior design. This episode’s myth: all furniture should match. Thom says, ‘Cobblers!’ (Not that exact word: his statements are far better, as you’ll see below.) You may also like E! gets viewers on the red carpet; Jane Oh […]
Hayden Panettiere speaks on environmental literacy
This is a clip with Hayden Panettiere from Heroes, where she speaks very briefly about the environment. I’m not entirely sure of the context—sometimes we just get links to these things—but I assume it’s the end of a speech. I do know this is part of the Forecast Earth Summit which the Weather Channel hosted. […]
Maybelline appoints Jessica White as new spokesmodel
Model Jessica White, a Brooklyn, NY native best known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and, from 2006, on the Victoria’s Secret catwalk, has been appointed the new face of Maybelline. White said in a release today that she was delighted to represent African–American women and the Maybelline brand, alongside her idol Christy […]
Doug Rimington shoots Nicky and Paris Hilton, Heidi Klum
When we ran our tribute to Doug Rimington last month, we forgot to run some of his celebrity photographs. So, before they are archived in our DVD library, here are a couple from New York back in 2006 for your enjoyment. One is of Lucire cover alum Nicky Hilton with sister Paris Hilton at Heatherette—Doug […]
Keds announces campaign with Mischa Barton
Mischa Barton is still hot property, even though her role on The OC has long ?nished, particularly with the younger set. Keds has announced that Barton is its new face for its line of spring 2008 sneakers, with the campaign having launched in New York earlier this week. The release notes, ‘The theme of the […]
Eva Mendes shows cheeky PETA campaign
On the Lucire site today: the glamorous and very curvy actress Eva Mendes stars in the new PETA ‘I’d rather go naked than wear fur’ campaign. Lucire is known to many animal cruelty campaigners and to PETA for its continual support of their causes, so unlike some publications covering the story, we practise what […]
Roberto Cavalli is in the news a lot these few weeks: his Spice Girls costumes made it to the front page of the Lucire site yesterday. And, a reminder: this is always open to discussion both here on this blog and in our Reader Forum (registration required on the latter). You may also like IWC […]
Patrick Dempsey the new face of Versace
Patrick Dempsey of Grey’s Anatomy—let’s also not forget Loverboy and Meatballs III—is the new face of Versace’s men’s line, according to the fashion house. Donatella Versace said to the press, ‘He has that confidence, completely comfortable in his own skin, that is so attractive.’ Mr Dempsey’s campaign has already been shot by Mario Testino and […]
Times of India runs phony Victoria’s Secret story
Spotted at the Times of India on December 1: Australian model Miranda Kerr has revealed Hilton acted like a princess backstage at a lingerie range fashion show and stole her gorgeous runway out?t. The 24-year-old model has revealed the whole incident on a blog, which ultimately left the hotel heiress humiliated when she had an […]
